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Healthy Pumpkin Cake with Whipped Cream Cheese Icing

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Course Dessert
Servings 12 slices
Calories 523 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for the Pumpkin Cake

  • 2 cups gluten free all-purpose flour King Arthur Measure for Measure is my favorite
  • 1½ cups coconut sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • pinch salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs or use 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce for vegan cake recipe
  • 1 cup melted coconut oil vegetable or canola oil work as well
  • 15 ounces canned pumpkin puree

Ingredients for the Cream Cheese Icing

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup, divided
  • 8 ounces 1/3 less fat cream cheese room temperature

Instructions
 

Directions for Pumpkin Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • Add flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt to bowl of stand mixer (or large mixing bowl) and whisk together
  • In a separate bowl, add eggs, oil, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract and whisk together until combined
  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until a smooth batter forms
  • Pour the batter into a greased 9x13 baking dish and bake at 350° for 26-32 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean
  • Allow to cool before icing

Directions for Cream Cheese Icing

  • Add heavy cream and 1/4 cup maple syrup to bowl of stand mixer (or large mixing bowl). Using whisk attachment, whisk until stiff peaks form and set aside
  • In a separate mixing bowl, add cream cheese and 1/4 cup maple syrup and mix on low speed until smooth
  • Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture
  • Top cake with the icing once it has cooled

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 523kcalCarbohydrates: 58.9gProtein: 4.5gFat: 31.2gSaturated Fat: 22.7gCholesterol: 86.5mgSodium: 286.1mgPotassium: 456.1mgFiber: 1gSugar: 39.5g
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Pumpkin Cake with Whipped Cream Cheese Icing
Serving Size
 
1 slice
Amount per Serving
Calories
523
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
31.2
g
48
%
Saturated Fat
 
22.7
g
142
%
Cholesterol
 
86.5
mg
29
%
Sodium
 
286.1
mg
12
%
Potassium
 
456.1
mg
13
%
Carbohydrates
 
58.9
g
20
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
39.5
g
44
%
Protein
 
4.5
g
9
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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